The second half of 2015 won’t be starting until the first of July, but one month ahead of that date, it’s looking like pageants are going to be more than full blast, as per my planned coverage. And we’re talking both locally and internationally, with big national contests even playing in the mix. Just consider the schedule below.

FYI, Bb. Pilipinas International 2015 Janicel Lubina will be the first among our Bb. Pilipinas 2015 Queens to wage beauty battle abroad with Miss International 2015 already scheduled for November 5 in Tokyo, with Bb. Pilipinas Supranational 2015 Rogelie Catacutan following suit a couple of weeks after just in time for Miss Supranational 2015 in Krakow, Poland on December 4. But even before that happens, there is quite a number of national pageants that will be finalized between August and October.

The highlights, of course, will come to a head on December again. And that’s when pageant fever will reach its peak.

A 20 year-old student at the Facoltá Economia of Roma Tre University was elected Mr. Bachelor Philippines Italy 2015 at the Teatro Italia in Rome yesterday afternoon. Kevin John Fichera will now be the official representative of the Filipino Community of Italy in the upcoming Misters2015 / Mister Filipinas Search that will culminate in the national finals on September 13.

Going into the competition, Kevin was already one of the heavy favorites based on online popularity (he is actually my #1 choice to top it all). And in the midst of the actual event, he scooped two important special awards – Best in Swimwear and Best in Formal Wear – that helped seal his victory. He was also named Mr. Globe (Telecoms) and one of the Top 5 for Mr. Megaworld.

Kevin succeeded Pierre Luigi Reyes who was the first winner of the male pageant last year. On hand to award him was Madam Precious Anne Medina, the Head of Mister Filipinas Search.

20 year-old Kevin Fichera will represent the Filipino Community of Italy in Misters2015

The Misters 2015 Finals will be happening at Resorts World Manila this coming September.

This year, male pageantry has been going great guns in the country. After Mr. Republic of the Philippines 2015, Mister United Continents Philippines 2015 and the ongoing Mister United Continents 2015, the two biggies are coming your way. I call them the Twin Peaks of Male Pageantry in 2015 – Misters 2015/The Mister Filipinas Search and the 10th Anniversary of Mister International. With PEPPs Foundation (or Prime Events Productions Philippines Foundation Inc.) behind the two big projects, expect things to be bigger and grander.

First on the pipeline is Misters 2015 scheduled for September at the Newport Performing Arts Theater of Resorts World Manila. Compared to the roster of candidates last year, the confirmed 2015 participants are really worth looking forward to. And I’m not even factoring the various reps of Filipino Communities abroad just yet.

With Neil Perez as the reigning Mister International, it automatically follows that his national successor should be an outstanding individual, knowing fully well that back-to-back wins are extremely challenging. In the same breath, the next-in-line for the titles of Adam Davies, Joseph Doruelo and Judah Cohen are expected to surpass their individual achievements.

Now, come November, the much bigger event will be hosted right here in Manila (with the Ilocos Region as the reported provincial partner for the road caravan of all the foreign delegates). At the moment, there are forty-five (45) expected candidates based on the number of countries accredited to officially send their entries to the main competition – the 10th Anniversary of Mister International – which the organizers are aiming to make the best edition ever.

And to make the whole thing more special, two (2) Mister International titleholders will be on hand to act as the big brothers of the participants – Neil Perez (2014/15) and Jose Anmer Paredes of Venezuela (2013).

The hardworking men and women behind PEPPs, led by its President Carlo Morris Galang, have spent days and nights planning the two pageants. And they continue to do so to make sure that all details are fully covered – sponsorships, venues for the pre-pageant & finals, hotel accommodations, provincial partners that will provide the meaningful out-of-town trips for the candidates, designers committed to share their creations, transportation, media affiliations (including the potential airing TV network) and so on and so forth.

Rob Mcnamara during his victory as Mister Philippines Australia and with his loving family (upper right photo)

Rob during one of his intense workouts

Robert ‘Rob’ Stoner Mcnamara was just your ordinary Fil-Aussie guy who enjoys working as a Flight Coordinator at the Melbourne Airport, hanging out with friends, body building at the gym and spending quality time with his parents and younger sister. But that was before he won the title of Mister Philippines Australia last year.

Nowadays, the 20 year-old from Glastone Park spends a lot more time bulking up for Misters 2015/The Mister Filipinas Search and brushing up on his knowledge of Philippine culture. As the representative of the Filipino Community from Down Under, he has the responsibility of bringing pride and honor to his supporters in his native Melbourne. And if he is lucky enough to go several notches higher and become one of the winners in the national finals here, the mission becomes even more great, what with the hashtag #ForThePhilippines getting attached to his name by then.

But that would be getting far ahead of the story. For now, let us await Rob’s arrival in Manila for the competition by the 3rd Quarter of 2015, and how he will suit up for the pressures of becoming an Official Candidate for Misters 2015. 😉

A photo grid of Rob as Mister Philippines Australia, at the gym, as a cool Fil-Aussie guy and during one of his trips to the Philippines with the family

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